Live and Kicking: Soccer Games to Watch

Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid's coach, may find his job in jeopardy if his team is eliminated from Champions League play by Juventus.CreditGerard Julien/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

By The New York Times

May 11, 2015

What started last week finishes this week, with second-leg matches in the Champions League set for Tuesday and Wednesday. The soccer editor Andrew Das, a shameless Ajax supporter, tells you what to watch.

Champions League

The big story line in Barcelona’s trip to Bayern Munich on Tuesday (2:45 p.m., Eastern time, Fox Sports 1) may not be the result on the field — Barcelona coasted in the first leg, 3-0 — but in the coaches’ box. Pep Guardiola on Monday pushed back against reports over the weekend that said he had agreed to leave Bayern for Manchester City, which, it should be noted, still has a coach.

He may not be the only one on the way out: If Real Madrid cannot bounce back from its 2-1 loss at Juventus in the first leg (Wednesday, 2:45 p.m., Fox Sports 1), Carlo Ancelotti could be departing as well. Real Madrid effectively handed the Spanish league title to Barcelona with a 2-2 tie against Valencia on Saturday. If they follow that up by tumbling out of the Champions League while Barcelona advances, it will get uncomfortable very quickly for Ancelotti.

Sunday Spectacular

With the league races and even many of the relegation places largely settled, spend your Saturday outside for a change. Sunday is the day to find a TV. Here’s a good shut-in schedule:

6:30 a.m.: CSKA vs. Spartak in the Moscow derby (NGSN)

8:30 a.m.: Ajax, the greatest club in the world and one you should consider supporting, at Dordrecht (NGSN)

11 a.m.: Arsenal at Manchester United (NBCSN)

1 p.m.: Barcelona at Atlético Madrid (beIN)

Then, for dessert, after the weekly M.L.S. doubleheader, the United States women’s national team continues its pre-Women’s World Cup tour with a game against Mexico at Carson, Calif. (9:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1).